Newsletter

Conner Street Elementary School

May 17, 2018 http://cses.putnamschools.com/

Conner Street Elementary School

Principal’s Message:

Thanks to all of our wonderful parents and families for the delicious treats, lunch, notes, cards, gifts, etc. throughout staff appreciation week. We were overwhelmed by your kindness and generosity. Please keep this newsletter handy and mark your calendars because we have so many things happening in our last days of school! Thanks for a wonderful 2017-2018 school year. This will likely be the last school newsletter for the year.

Mark Your Calendars

May 186:00-8:00 4th and 5th grade dance, students must be signed in and out. Admission is free, DJs will be selling party favors with prices ranging from $1-10. Thanks to PTB for this fun event to celebrate our 4th and 5th graders!

May 18 HMS band teacher visits our 5th graders for band recruitment

May 18 2nd grade field trip 9:45-1:30

May 21 Kids Read Now night, for invited students only (invitations have been sent), 6-7 at school.

May 22 Former Conner Street Students who are graduating seniors will parade through the school for our students to cheer on, 1:00

May 22 or 23 Beginning Band Night at HMS for 5th graders 3:45-7:00

May 24 King’s Island Trip (5th Grade and chaperones). We will leave the school at 6:00 am promptly, 5th grade teachers have sent home more details, so please read thoroughly.

May 25 AR Field Trip for kids who met their grade level goal (permission slips have been sent home to qualifying students).

May 28 Memorial Day, no school

May 29 Fifth Grade Ceremony @ Forest Burdette Church. Doors open at 6:00, begins promptly at 6:30. Make sure you return your orange RSVP in the green invitations that have gone home. ALL fifth graders and families need to attend this special event.

May 30 CSE Parent and Family Volunteer Luncheon 11:15-1:00, all parents/family members/communitymembers who have volunteered at Conner Street this year, please come to school to have lunch so we can show you our appreciation. Drawings for prizes will happen. Please RSVP by calling the school if you have not already done so by returning the red papers that went home.

May 30 Prek celebration: Both classes will have a short program at 9:30, then they’ll load buses at 10:15 to go to Hurricane City Park. They’ll have a pizza lunch 10:30-11, then will go to the spray park area. They’ll return to school at 1:15.

May 31 Last day of Pre-K for this year

May 31 Field Day for K-5, Conner Street Students only (We request that younger siblings/other school aged relatives stay at home if possible). Wear class t-shirts and tennis shoes. Wear sunscreen. Bring lots of water. Parents who are coming to watch/help need to report to the playground through the staff side of building parking lot. Events begin at 8:30. Here is the schedule:

8:30-11:30 All grades on the playground for events.

11:30-12:30 Lunch/cool down break (students can be signed out with their parents for lunch and can return after lunch or students can eat a bag lunch from the school in their classrooms. If you are trying to sign out another child, we have to have a note from that child’s parent giving permission in advance.)

12:30-2:003rd through 5th graders return to class and then more events/play time on the playground out back.

12:30 K-2 students return to the classroom

12:45 K-2 performance in the gym for parents/guests

Students can be signed out after field day events are over/after the performance is over for K-2 by people on their emergency cards.

June 13rd-5th Graders “All Star Testers” Reward Day (Water stuff on playground for 3-5 students who met expected growth and are on grade level or above on i-Ready testing, and a movie in cafeteria for students who met growth on i-Ready testing.)

June 1 Report cards with next year teacher assignment will go home with students today. If your child is not going to be at school June 1 or 4, you must send a self-addressed stamped envelope and we will mail your report card home. Otherwise, it will be available for pick up at the board of education this summer.

June 4 Last Day of School K-5, 2 hour early dismissal. Students will be dismissed at 12:30. Step up day for 5th Graders- they’ll go to HMS from 8-10 today. Please have your fifth grader present today so they will get the chance to tour the school.